Table 1.
Commercial products of fluorescent polymer NPs.
| Company | Brand | Fluorescence Exmax/Emmax (nm) | Sizes (µm) | Functional groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Fisher | Fluoro-Max | Green(468/508) | 0.03-10 | |
| Red (542/612) | 0.03-3 | |||
| Blue (365/447, 412/447, 412/473) | 0.05-2 | |||
| Invitrogen (Molecular Probes®) | FluoSpheres® | Blue (350/440, 365/415) | 0.02, 0.2, 1, 2 | Carboxyl |
| Yellow-green (505/515) | 0.02, 0.04, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 | |||
| Nile Red(535/575) | 0.02, 1, 2 | |||
| Orange (540/560) | 0.04, 0.1, 0.2, 1 | |||
| Red-Orange (565/580) | 0.04 | |||
| Red (580/605) | 0.02, 0.04, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 | |||
| Crimson (625/645) | 0.02, 0.2, 1 | |||
| Dark Red (660/680) | 0.02, 0.04, 0.2 | |||
| Infrared(715/755) | 0.04, 0.1 | |||
| Blue(365/415) | 1, 4 | Sulfate | ||
| Yellow-Green (505/515) | 0.02, 0.2, 1, 2, 4 | |||
| Red (580/605) | 1, 4 | |||
| Yellow-Green (505/515) | 0.01, 1 | Aldehyde-Sulfate | ||
| Yellow-Green (505/515) | 0.02, 1 | Amine | ||
| Red (580/605) | 0.02 | |||
| SAIVI™ 715 injectable contrast agent | 715/775 | 0.1, 2 | ||
| Polysciences | Fluoresbrite® carboxylated microsphere Latex Beads |
Blue (360/407) | 0.05,0.1,0.5,1,1.75,4.5,6,10 | Carboxyl |
| Yellow Green(441/468) | 0.1,0.2,0.3,0.35,0.4, 0.5,0.75,1, 1.75, 2, 3, 4.5, 6, 10 |
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| Sigma-Aldrich | Yellow Orange (529/546) | 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 1.75, 3, 4, 5, 6 | ||
| Blue (360/420) | 0.05, 2 | Amine | ||
| Yellow-green (470/505) | 1 | |||
| Red (575/610) | 1 | |||
| Orange (481/644) | 0.1, 1, 2 | |||
| Yellow-green (470/505) | 0.03, 1, 2 | Carboxyl | ||
| Red (575/610) | 0.05, 1 | |||
| Orange (481/644) | 0.5, 2 | |||
| Blue (360/420) | 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2 | Sulfate | ||
| Yellow-green (470/505) | 0.1 | |||
| Red (575/610) | 0.03, 0.05, 0.1 | |||
| Orange (481/644) | 0.1, 0.5, 1 | |||
| Nano beads based on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) | (470/611), (545/579), (642/677) | <0.03 | carboxyl | |
| Nano beads based on PD | (470/603), (545/575), (642/674) | ~0.04 | Non-modified or Carboxyl | |
| Magsphere, | Fluorescent PS Latex Beads | Blue (340/419) Yellow-Green (488/509) Orange (480/558) Red (504/602) |
0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 | Non-modified, carboxylor amine |
| Microspheres-Nanospheres | Fluorescent PS nanosphere | Yellow (450/490) Nile Red (510/560) Pink (570/590) Purple (590/610) Sky Blue (660/700) |
0.04-0.06, 0.1-0.3, 0.4-0.6,0.7-0.9 | Non-modified, carboxyl or amine |
| Spherotech | SPHEROTM | Light yellow (380/450) | 0.1-0.3 | Non-modified |
| Yellow (450/490) | 0.04-0.09,0.1-0.3,0.4-0.6 | |||
| Nile Red (510/560) | 0.04-0.06,0.1-0.3,0.4-0.6 | |||
| Pink (570/590) | 0.04-0.06,0.4-0.6 | |||
| Purple (590/610) | 0.04-0.06,0.1-0.3,0.4-0.6 | |||
| Sky Blue (660/700) | 0.04-0.09, 0.1-0.3,0.4-0.6 | |||
| Yellow (450/490) | 0.09-0.3, 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9 | Amine | ||
| Nile Red (510/560) | 0.09-0.3, 0.4-0.9 | |||
| Pink (570/590) | 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9 | |||
| Purple (590/610) | 0.7-0.9 | |||
| Nile Blue (610/650) | 0.7-0.9 | |||
| Light yellow (380/450) | 5.0-5.9 | carboxyl | ||
| Yellow (450/490) | 0.04-0.08, 0.09-0.3, 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9, 1.7-2.2, 5.0-5.9 | |||
| Nile Red (510/560) | 0.04-0.08, 0.09-0.3, 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9, 5.0-5.9 | |||
| Pink (570/590) | 0.04-0.08, 0.09-0.3,0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9, 1.7-2.2, | |||
| Purple (590/610) | 0.09-0.3, 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9, 1.7-2.2, 5.0-5.9 | |||
| Nile Blue (610/650) | 0.04-0.08, 0.4-0.6, 0.7-0.9,1.7-2.2, 5.0-5.9 | |||
| Sky Blue (660/700) | 0.04-0.09, 0.1-0.3, 0.4-0.6 | |||
| Duke Scientific corporation | Fluorescent polymer microsphere | Blue (365/447, 388/447, 412/473) | 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.52, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 2 | Non-modified |
| Green (468/508) | 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.07, 0.09, 0.1, 0.14, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.45, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.83, 0.9, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 | |||
| Red ( 542/612 ) | 0.025, 0.05, 0.06, 0.1, 0.16, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| Bangs lab | Glacial Blue(360/450) | 0.21, 1, | carboxyl | |
| Estapor U(395/410) | 0.9 | |||
| Estapor X(460/480) | 0.9 | |||
| Estapor Y(555/570) | 1.2 | |||
| Suncoast Yellow(540/660) | 0.97, 2.19, 5.56 | |||
| Dragon Green(480/520) | 0.97, 0.11, 0.39, 1, 4.95, 5.78, 9.77 | |||
| Envy Green(525/565) | 0.97, 1.1, 4.95 | |||
| Plum Purple(260/420) | 0.06, 0.19 | |||
| Surf Green (470/525) | 0.057, 0.19, 0.32, | |||
| Flash Red (660/690) | 0.4, 0.97, 1.1, 5.48 |